Developing your
inclusive creative practice

£150 

A self-paced course on building accessibility into your creative work

Make inclusion a natural and meaningful part of your creative process.

This course offers practical tools, reflective guidance and flexible strategies to support artists, curators and cultural workers at any stage of their access journey.

Course Overview

This self-paced course supports you in integrating accessibility into your creative practice whether you’re just starting out or expanding on what you’ve already explored. It’s a guided, reflective learning space that encourages curiosity, experimentation and care.

Through five carefully designed modules, you’ll explore what inclusivity means in relation to your work and audience, moving through key areas like creative tools, collaboration, budgeting and long-term sustainability.

With case studies, real-world examples and exercises, you’ll shape access strategies that feel intuitive, values-led and responsive to the way you work.

What You'll Learn

  • Develop an approach to accessibility that aligns with your creative process

  • Learn practical, easy-to-apply techniques for making your work more inclusive

  • Build confidence in advocating for access for yourself and your collaborators

  • Gain knowledge to budget with accessibility in mind

  • Learn how to gather and use feedback to support inclusion

  • Create long-term, sustainable practices rooted in care and reflection

What’s Included

  • Guidance Videos (120 minutes of content)
    Short videos to walk you through key concepts, practical tips and strategies

  • 40-page Workbook
    A downloadable guide with reflective prompts, space to explore ideas and action steps

Course Modules

  • Module 1: Understanding Your Practice and Audience
    Begin with reflection. Clarify your creative values, explore who you’re engaging with and consider how access can build deeper, more meaningful connections. This module helps you establish a strong foundation that centres your practice.

  • Module 2: Creative Access
    Make access part of your creative process. Learn about approaches like alt text, captions, sensory design, tactile elements and more in ways that feel natural and adaptable to your work.

  • Module 3: Access and Collaboration
    Explore how to make accessibility a shared effort. Develop an access rider, communicate your needs with clarity and establish feedback loops that support mutual care, trust and accountability.

  • Module 4: Inclusive Budgeting
    Budgeting is more than just numbers. This module helps you plan for access from the beginning, guiding you through what to consider to make your budget inclusive whether you’re working independently, collaborating with others or applying for funding.

  • Module 5: Sustaining your practice and Advocacy
    Access is an ongoing practice rooted in care. Build confidence to advocate for accessible approaches in the spaces you work in and explore ways to sustain your inclusive practice without burnout.

What you'll learn

  • Develop an approach to accessibility that aligns with your creative process
  • Learn practical, easy-to-apply techniques for making your work more inclusive
  • Build confidence in advocating for access for yourself and your collaborators
  • Gain tools to budget for accessibility and secure funding
  • Learn how to gather and use feedback to support inclusion
  • Create long-term, sustainable practices rooted in care and reflection